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Nothing Lasts

from Standing Out On The Grass by Joan Kelsey

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By the oceanside,
ossified and gray,
entangled in the tide.
Holding out the palm,
taking in the rain
in the early calm.

It’s a lot to know,
even more to say,
what it meant at all.
Frozen in the wood
like a captive of the coast,
statuary of a ghost.

The warmth of a face
and what went wrong,
throw it all away,
nothing lasts too long.

On his hands and knees
fighting with the stain,
doing what he could.
Bottom of the tub,
chemicals and blood
running down the drain.

It’s a lot to know,
even more to see,
what a body does.
Folds his daughter’s clothes,
throws his own away,
try to make some space.

The warmth of a face
and what went wrong,
hard to look away,
nothing lasts too long.

The warmth of a face
and what went wrong,
throw it all away
(out on the grass)
hard to look away
(taking the time)
throw it all away
(one last look)
nothing lasts too long.

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from Standing Out On The Grass, released November 11, 2022

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